Direction signal



July 7, 1925. 1,544,933

F. A. POND DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed April 8, 1924 to any desired position on the guide 3, the shaft 7 will be rotated so as to impart a correspmuling movement of the flexible shafts and to the movable indicators 20. Consequently these indicators will be shifted to point to the mark selected by the driver and. therefore, persons back of and in front of the vehicle will be apprised of the next contemplated move of the driver.

It is to he understood that any desired coloring can be used on the movable indicators and the lamps carried thereby can be suitably colored as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 wherein the parts are lined for color.

'hat is claimed is The combination with a vehicle and front and rear housings carried thereby, of a movable indicator within each housing, flexible shafts connected to and rotatable with the indicators, lamps carried by the indicators, said flexible shafts constituting conduits, wires housed within the flexible shafts or conduits for conducting electric current to the lamps on the indicators, a shaft connected to and rotatable with the flexible shafts, a gear thereon, an actuating lever, a rack carried by the lever and meshing with the gear, and means cooperating with the lever for indicating the positions of the indicators within the respective housings.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK A. POND.

\Yitnesses:

F. G. T oousy, C. J. PELTON. 

